Fidelity

King James Dictionary

Fidel'Ity, n. L. fidelitas, from fides, faith, fido, to trust. See Faith.

1. Faithfulness careful and exact observance of duty, or performance of obligations. We expect fidelity in a public minister, in an agent or trustee, in a domestic servant, in a friend.

The best security for the fidelity of men, is to make interest coincide with duty.

2. Firm adherence to a person or party with which one is united, or to which one is bound loyalty as the fidelity of subjects to their king or government the fidelity of a tenant or liege to his lord. 3. Observance of the marriage covenant as the fidelity of a husband or wife. 4. Honesty veracity adherence to truth as the fidelity of a witness.

Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words

1: πίστις (Strong'S #4102 — Noun Feminine — pistis — pis'-tis )

"faith, faithfulness," is translated "fidelity" in  Titus 2:10 . See Faith (b).

Webster's Dictionary

(1): ( n.) Faithfulness; adherence to right; careful and exact observance of duty, or discharge of obligations.

(2): ( n.) Adherence to a person or party to which one is bound; loyalty.

(3): ( n.) Adherence to the marriage contract.

(4): ( n.) Adherence to truth; veracity; honesty.

Charles Buck Theological Dictionary

Faithfulness, or the conscientious discharge of those duties of a religious, personal, and relative nature, which we are bound to perform.

See an excellent sermon on the subject in Dr. Erskine's Sermons, vol. 2: p. 304.